49 Super Bowl Facts You Should Know Before Super Bowl XLIX

The Super Bowl is upon us again, and for the 49th time, the AFC and NFC (or AFL and NFL in the early days) will meet to determine the championship of professional American football.

You’ll hear all sorts of numbers being thrown around about the game, covering everything from the price of a ticket to the odds of Bill Belichick going sleeves or no sleeves on his hoodie. There are Super Bowl record numbers to be broken by players and teams alike each year.

But here are some numbers you may or may not know, each one corresponding to 1-49, to celebrate Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Az.

49: The number of yards in the longest fumble return for a TD in Super Bowl history, by Mike Bass in SB VII

48: The most Super Bowl points scored in a career, Jerry Rice

47: The number of concession stands at this year’s venue, University of Phoenix Stadium

46: The number of seasons since the New York Jets last played in a Super Bowl, the longest drought in the NFL

45: The largest point margin of victory in a Super Bowl, as the 49ers beat the Broncos 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV

44: The percent of people who eat chicken wings during the Super Bowl that prefer bleu cheese dressing to ranch

43: The number of different Super Bowl MVPs there have been

42: The age of the oldest player to participate in a Super Bowl, Matt Stover

41: The number of the first Super Bowl to be won by an African-American coach, Tony Dungy

40: The number (in thousands) that a 30-second commercial cost in Super Bowl I